The "Expedition hat" thread [Archive]

Backwoods Rambler

01-04-2009, 04:37 AM

jh504

01-04-2009, 04:54 AM

I picked one up a little while back at our local military surplus store. It is the narrow rimmed version. Mine is digital desert but they had black, khaki, blue, and all the other camo paterns as well. I think it was only $14.00.

michaels

01-04-2009, 05:02 AM

back wards kavu visor works for me. it generally gets use as a head-band to keep the hair from going everywhere and acts as an optional hat just in case.

teotwaki

01-04-2009, 05:55 AM

Boonie hats are my favorite, otherwise ball caps work for me
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4946/220118349img7946jt8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9161/arduousterraincc4fa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SAR_Squid79

01-04-2009, 09:57 AM

I like hats. I have a variety of hats that I wear when out wheeling / camping / hiking.

My old stand-by is my issue desert-cam floppy hat:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4184/1002976rc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another of my favorites is my Confederate Cavalry Officer's hat:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4240/1001830art6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.neonrainbowpress.com/RP/images/Troy.jpg

And - FOR YEARS & YEARS - I've been lusting after a real genuine Aussie Slouch Hat (http://www.davidmorgan.com/product_info.php?products_id=80&ad_code=FR_1601), but I haven't decided to pony up the $150 for it yet. If I ever get one, that will become my standard "Expedition Hat".

RedDog

01-04-2009, 11:09 AM

My Tilley Airflo (not me in the catalogue shots, indeed the lower gentleman is Mr. Tilley himself):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/DogofRed/RedDog/LTM3-5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/DogofRed/RedDog/LTM3-2.jpg

http://www.tilley.com/hat_category.asp?catId=1

ThomD

01-04-2009, 02:57 PM

Tilley for me too. In the winter we wear their wool hat.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/arches-np/kissing-hats.jpg

DaktariEd

01-04-2009, 03:31 PM

As to whether they are necessary all the time, well, for me and others who are "hair follicle challenged" :D and considering the number of skin cancers I cut off people every month, I'd say, yes, they are.

I, too, have a Tilley Airflo. Great here in the summer heat.
Also a generic canvas "safari hat" that I wear more in the winter for added warmth.
http://www.geocities.com/daktaried/photos/EDB_6826b.jpg

Then of course there's my trusty smilie safari hat...
http://www.geocities.com/daktaried/safari.gif

Tucson T4R

01-04-2009, 03:43 PM

Another vote for Tilley hats. I must have 6 ot 7 different hats but I usually gravitate back to the Tilley because it is so comfortable and functional.

Bad shot for the hat but it's all I could find. :elkgrin:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/bgarland40/Chiricahua%20Snow%20Camp%2008/Dec282008051.jpg

98dango

01-04-2009, 03:44 PM

my nephew and i

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/crleo2003/DSCF1729.jpg

outhere hats would include

well same hat just camo jeep camo dodge and camo toyota

my lovely lady in here hat

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/crleo2003/DSCF1523.jpg

Alaska Mike

01-04-2009, 04:12 PM

I usually wear a baseball hat. I have a closet full of all sorts of full-brim hats, but I keep going back to either my OJ hat or a faded blue fitted baseball hat I bought back in '96 or so. It's pretty much purple now from the sun.

I always carry a boonie hat of some type for the rain or sun, but rarely use them.

SOAZ

01-04-2009, 04:20 PM

You know how sometimes you put something on and you just look silly in it?

Thats me and safari hats. I can't find one that doesn't look odd on me. So, I am relegated to baseball caps or the Fidel style hats in the truck.
Once out of the truck I usually go to a cowboy hat for full coverage.
The cowboy hat still looks funny on me, but somehow I enjoy it so. :PROFSheriffHL:

DiploStrat

01-04-2009, 04:26 PM

These days, I use a Tilley Hat or a baseball cap most of the time. (Being, as I am, follicle challenged.)

N.B. Tilley really will replace your hat if you destroy it.

Replacement hat: http://www.pbase.com/diplostrat/image/105991663.jpg

ExpoMike

01-04-2009, 05:22 PM

My primary cooler weather hat is a Tilley T3 model, which I love but also found it to be too hot in warmer months. I tried a Tilley T3 Airflow but found it did not cool enough for me. I ended up with a DPC mesh vented hat, which is a little larger brim then my Tilley and vents very well.

So basically I have two different hats depending on what conditions I will be in. :sombrero:

mountainpete

01-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Tiley LT5 here! Plus my OJ ball cap of course. :victory:

Backwoods Rambler

01-04-2009, 05:40 PM

Backwoods Rambler

01-04-2009, 06:03 PM

Checked out the Tilley website. Very nice hats, however they're a bit much for my modest budget. I found a really great one at the Rainforest Cafe of all places when I was in Anehiem, but I don't know the brand :(

transientmechanic

01-04-2009, 07:24 PM

This time of year, one of these is the only way to go!

http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/87/c/AAAAAnBszXMAAAAAAIfJ5w.jpg

Pic courtesy google. Mine is all fur, purchased from a street vendor in NYC, of all places!

DaveInDenver

01-04-2009, 07:56 PM

Very nice hats, however they're a bit much for my modest budget.
That's my feeling, too. Tilley hats seem like they are nice, but not spending $80 is easy to when surplus places have real poly/cotton boonie hats for around $10~$12. A couple of years ago I picked up a couple when the place near me was selling them 3 for $20. That was right around the time the ACUPAT and MARPAT utilities were being rolled out and so apparently they were flooding on the market with desert and woodland patterns as they replaced the DCUs and BDUs. Beauty is I don't mind using the stash of boonies working outside getting sweaty, dirty, working on a roof or swinging hammers, getting nasty during vehicle repairs or recoveries, backpacking, dunking them in water to cool you down. They last forever.

Backwoods Rambler

01-04-2009, 11:37 PM

Found a good site for some moderately priced hats of all kinds; including Safari, or Outback, hats. No official Expedition Hats.... yet ;)

www.hatsinthebelfry.com

This one is currently my favorite:

http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/oilclothoc35-300.jpg

This one's a close second:

http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/twill-safari-hat-connery-863l_olive.jpg

cshontz

01-04-2009, 11:42 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/167188606_d7e1aaf338.jpg

I have a Tilley something-or-other. I like it.

4Rescue

01-04-2009, 11:48 PM

I got a great Mill Surplus jungle hat that I use year round and is espescialy good on rafting trips. It's got a map pocket and shotgun shell rings around the body of the hat. I've never used them, but hey it's nice to know I've got a place for ammo should I ever need it eh ;) HAHAHA

I also have a really nice Akubra that I bought to work in while in Australia. They're pretty expensive but beautifuly made, along with Bundstones they're pretty much a staple item out on cattel stations and in the bush. It is a great hat for really hot sunny climates and even though it is quite thick and made of heavy felt it stays quite cool because of the large ammount of space above your head. Plus it's like having yur own tree to atand underneath in terms of shade. It's really nice.

This is pretty much what it looks like except I made a custom hat band out of an aluminium fence wire-tie.http://www.nungar.com.au/catalog/images/Bronco.jpg

Cheers

Dave

1speed

01-05-2009, 12:08 AM

I bought this one last year the second day at Chaco Canyon after I "cooked" myself the first day!

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/singlespeedin/08%20Jeep%20Trip/DSC00285.jpg

Bergger

01-05-2009, 12:39 AM

For warm weather I go with a Columbia Bora Bora Boonie Hat. I've been wearing one for years and it is by far my favorite hat. Very comfortable and can be stuffed into a pocket or backpack very easily.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eccStoreFront/stp/product_images/56521/f_56521_1.jpg

I also have an Ultimate Products Inc. Original Khaki Hat. Great hat, I like it better than the Tilley but if I had to choose one I'd still take the Columbia hat over both of them.

http://images.afmo.com/products/212/00/20/212-00204-2.jpg

JeepN95YJ

01-05-2009, 01:18 AM

I've got a Tilley as well. Going on 10 years. I used to use it a lot when we were boating too. It makes a great floating beer cozy!

:ylsmoke:

Lynn

01-05-2009, 01:36 AM

I can't help, since I like the large brimmed hats (sunburn easy, family history of skin cancer, multiple burns at a young age, balding, etc.)

I seem to collect 'tourist' hats.

The first say's "Costa Azul" on it

The second say's "Hawaii" (I forgot to bring my Costa Azul one)

The third one say's "Cancun" (I forgot to bring along either of the first two)

Then another "Hawaii" hat,

etc...

Every Miles A Memory

01-05-2009, 02:49 AM

Being Bald, or Folically Challenged;) You'll almost never see me in the sunlight without some sort of hat on.

Not that I'm trying to hide the bald head, I have no problem with that, I've just heard too many medical reports about how bad it is to let your scalp get sunburned. OUCH!! It causes a headache for a few days I've learned the hard way.

One thing to remember, I have one of the Boonie Hats with with mesh on the sides to keep the head cool, and hiking one day in the full sun, came home with a nasty sunburn on the sides of my head that had a nice mesh pattern in it:yikes:

If I know we're going to be in the sun all day, I now also put a bandana on the ol' noggin too.

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/photos/364918984_Hvcvp-L-3.jpg

jim65wagon

01-05-2009, 02:51 AM

A few years ago we were in Gander Mountain, shopping for hats. I never wore hats before, but with my follicles becoming more and more challenged it became a necessity. So, here we were, picking hats...I look like a total goofball in a baseball cap; some people can pull them off - even to the point of redneck chic; but I can't. Found one I looked good (I hope) in, walked up to the register and DING! "That'll be 74 dollars" :yikes: still, I bought it, wear it a lot, I go fishing - it floats down the river; I retrieve it. I go canoeing - it floats down the river; I retrieve it. I go swimming in the ocean - it floats on the waves; I retrieve it. See a pattern? Hats that float are good, I wear a Tilley too.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3171146777_8d1ea1b23b_m.jpg

Every Miles A Memory

01-05-2009, 03:00 AM

Sounds like you need to get a hat that has a chin strap so you dont always have to go swimming after it:REExeSwimmingHL:

Backwoods Rambler

01-05-2009, 04:08 AM

Ohhh, that's nice !!! It's pushing the budget a bit far, but perhaps strikes a nice balance and is worth saving a bit more for.

I also have an Ultimate Products Inc. Original Khaki Hat. .....

http://images.afmo.com/products/212/00/20/212-00204-2.jpg

CSG

01-05-2009, 07:31 AM

I always wear a hat outdoors. For running to town and short outdoor jaunts, it's almost always a ball cap but having gone through a number of brimmed hats for longer days outdoors I finally bought a Tilley LT3. Best damn hat for outdoors use I've owned. It's loose enough but stays on in the windy conditions I often find myself due to the strapping system. It's really a genius design. I love the thing.

During the hottest months around here I often wear an old beat straw cowboy hat but the Tilley really is more comfortable and can be soaked if need be.

Harald Hansen

01-05-2009, 07:40 AM

My vote is for the military pattern boonie hat too. I got a pith helmet for Christmas, but I don't know if I've got the guts to wear it... :D

Hatari

01-05-2009, 02:57 PM

I also have a Ultimate Products Original in Khaki, but I haven't used it since my step son brought me a couple of these:
http://www.militarygearhq.com/c1065-l.jpg

from his first trip to Iraq. For hot weather they are the best hats.

Martinjmpr

01-05-2009, 03:27 PM

Having had Uncle Sam as my haberdasher for 23 years I have a nice collection of boonie hats in various patterns: Woodland camo, leaf-pattern camo, 6 color desert (chocolate chip) and 3 color desert (coffee stains.) For years my 3 color desert boonie hat was my favorite but I lost or misplaced it in October. No worries, as I have at least 5 others waiting, so I switched to a newer one.

Me at the Canyonlands last year:

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Utah%20Trip%20March%2008/2008_0324_160147AA.jpg

My opinion on hats is that like sunglasses, ballpoint pens and wrist watches, they need to be "expendable." Even though I make a good living, I could not, in good conscience, lay down $80 for a hat that I'm going to take to the boondocks. If I did I'd want to "baby" that hat and it wouldn't get used the way it needs to.

Plus, let's face it, when we go off-roading and camping, we aren't exactly maintaining the highest standards of personal cleanliness, are we? So in my case, at least, the hat will get dirty, sweaty and eventually get that nasty greasy stain around the inside (when I was in the Army if someone's cap got to that point we'd say "you need an oil change." :D) At that point you could try to wash it but my experience is that (a) the stain won't wash out and (b) washing the hat will destroy any rigidity that the brim has (which is what keeps the sun off your face, ears and neck.) If it's a $10 surplus store special (or, in my case, a $0 Uncle Sam issue), you just toss the hat when you get to that point and get a new one.

A hat, after all, is just a tool. When the tool wears out you throw it away and get a new one, right?

BigAl

01-05-2009, 03:52 PM

For warm weather I go with a Columbia Bora Bora Boonie Hat. I've been wearing one for years and it is by far my favorite hat. Very comfortable and can be stuffed into a pocket or backpack very easily.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eccStoreFront/stp/product_images/56521/f_56521_1.jpg

I'll second this one. They are really lite. I dip mine in water or the ice chest, wring it out and wear it when it's really hot. I cut off the goofy stings too

DiploStrat

01-05-2009, 04:28 PM

It really is a (very) well used Tilley hat. (The civet cat is on her own.)

lowenbrau

01-05-2009, 05:11 PM

I agree with transientmechanic. Most of these look too cold to me.

kcowyo

01-05-2009, 06:22 PM

Brewski, if you'd grow back that Weird Al 'fro, you wouldn't need such a fluffy hat...

:shakin:
.

Chriscanoe

01-05-2009, 06:41 PM

I have a Filson Tin cloth waxed bush hat, which is excelent in the rain.
They also make a light weight packer hat that I have had my eye on for a while. I hate wearing a raincoat hood, so the bush hat works great for me.

lowenbrau

01-05-2009, 07:50 PM

Brewski, if you'd grow back that Weird Al 'fro, you wouldn't need such a fluffy hat...

:shakin:
.

True, but it was a bugger to get into a skidoo helmet.:imagesCADZQMBJ:

jim65wagon

01-05-2009, 08:29 PM

Sounds like you need to get a hat that has a chin strap so you dont always have to go swimming after it:REExeSwimmingHL:

The Tilley comes with an awesome strap setup...I just never think to use it 'till that one big gust flips it a bit. The straps work well enough (when you do use them) to keep it on your head in quite a forcible wind. Besides, I like a good swim....

Mc Taco

01-05-2009, 08:42 PM

Broad brimmed boonie hat for out in the field. Various baseball caps (NEVER worn backwards) for around town. I do live in Southern California, and a boonie hat could get you arrested for being a gun nut. :REOutShootinghunter :ar15:

kcowyo

01-05-2009, 08:47 PM

...it was a bugger to get into a skidoo helmet.:imagesCADZQMBJ:

That photo kills me everytime I see it....:xxrotflma

Thanks for posting it again. The first one was lost with the attachment manager fiasco. (Yes, I searched. Found the thread but no pic...)

FTR, I cover my mop with the ball cap du jour or a helmet this time of year. (Don't hate on the white nose cone, there's an M-10 suspension and Genesis motor with a PSI big bore kit under it. ;) )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/kcowyo/SledHeads2.jpg

Photog

01-05-2009, 09:21 PM

Tilly hats. I have narrow and wide brimmed Tilly's. Yes, they are a bit more money. I have been wearing these two hats for more than 15 years. They are not showing any signs of wear; so I expect another 15 years.

This is the short brimmed hat.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p53/bsp3122/LMP_2503web.jpg

This is the wide brimmed Tilly. It is asymetrically wider. Only wider in front and back. Oval shaped brim.
http://a731.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_0e6ea67850e6f8091b2ca137f7558f32.jpg

Sport-Trac 01

03-24-2009, 02:29 PM

What's your choice for a hat to wear on your expeditions?

Ed B

03-24-2009, 04:26 PM

Tilley hats have always served me well. Being a lot more conscious about the sun damage I have been exposed to all these years I prefer something with a wide brim. All their products have held up well for me and being able to throw them in the wash is a bonus.

Colorado David

03-24-2009, 04:43 PM

I have always admired this hat.

http://www.randhats.com/randscat/images/items/126Safari.jpg

It is probably phenomenally expensive. I've never priced it for fear of sticker shock. :Wow1: I like a good brim. I've had plenty of sun burn over the years and need to use caution now.

Here's the link to the maker if you have more money than me. http://www.randhats.com/cgi-bin/randscat/126-Safari.html

Sergeant_V

03-24-2009, 04:48 PM

Great post! I look forward to all of the forthcoming recommendations. :sombrero:

Sergeant_V

03-24-2009, 04:49 PM

mtnbike28

03-24-2009, 10:06 PM

http://tinyurl.com/cx4hh4

Maximus Ram

03-25-2009, 02:31 PM

Military style "boonie" hats. Can find them cheap. Keep the sun and rain off. Can be stashed in a pack easily. An d come in many "stylish" colors..:sombrero:

spressomon

03-25-2009, 02:44 PM

Tilley Airflo has been on my top for the past several years. Tough, durable, washes easily in the wm, cool in the heat, etc.

Lutzy48

03-25-2009, 03:23 PM

If you like the Safari hat shown earlier in this thread, you might find the Australian Akubra line to your liking. I bought the Akubra "Cattleman" for an African hunting safari. It's a fairly wide-brimmed as I do not like to have a lot of sun on my neck and face. I had been buying from an on-line store called Noggintops. I recently discovered you can get the same hats from an Australian on-line company for half the price!

Here's the link to Everything Australian...

http://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/displayproduct.asp?id=2&cat=Akubra&source=USakubra2

Alan
Tiger 4x4 Motorhome Driver

ginericLC

03-25-2009, 05:01 PM

Rand's is sort of expensive but they sell quality products. When I lived in MT we'd stop in there once in awhile. They are really really good about fitting hats.

bucketosudz

03-25-2009, 06:43 PM

When my Grandfather passed away, I got his old hat. It is a straw Shady Brady. They are a pretty fun hat.

vcsnover

03-25-2009, 07:47 PM

Like many of you, I am a ballcap kind of guy, I have around 20 but only 3 or 4 get regular wear. My mtn hardwear and my mtn khaki caps are my two favorites now. I have a Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero that I use in wet weather. It makes my head sweat too much sometimes though maybe due to the gore tex? Anyway, that is what I use.

Corey

03-25-2009, 08:27 PM

I have many baseball caps too, but the current one I wear at work when it rains is the Overland Journal one.

For a boondockin' one, I got one from a local place that does embroidery work for clothing.
They do my work jacket (http://www.pnw4runners.com/boeing/jackets/jacket2.jpg)s and pullovers (http://www.pnw4runners.com/boeing/jackets/pullover2.jpg) for Boeing that I wear.

Here is the hat they did up for me (http://www.pnw4runners.com/yotatech/clothes/hat_shirt/DSC00047.JPG), but I want one of the safari types above.

tdesanto

03-25-2009, 10:10 PM

http://media.rei.com/media/xx/6a940182-5533-437f-9ae4-27b7c9cf50b7.jpg (http://www.rei.com/features/zoom.html?img440=/media/xx/6a940182-5533-437f-9ae4-27b7c9cf50b7%26style=631470%26sku=6314700185&imageServiceHost=http://www.rei.com/&productInfoServiceHost=http://www.rei.com/&TB_iframe=true&height=513&width=700)

adventureduo

03-26-2009, 01:42 AM

My favorite hat is my gardner hat from Ace hardware :D

http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/40392/2540015220034696539S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2540015220034696539JrFdbj)

jatibb

03-26-2009, 01:57 AM

wow.... six pages on ............hats?
think ill start a "which tube do you use?" on the bike section

stevenmd

03-26-2009, 02:09 AM

Nothing beats a good ol' skull cap aka beanie.:)

Jonathan Hanson

03-27-2009, 01:23 AM

Wow, this place is starting to look like The Fedora Lounge:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com

But, as to "safari hats" referenced in the first post:

AKUBRA!

targa88

03-27-2009, 02:21 AM

Tilley T3
Akubra Stockman (http://www.akubra-usa.com/stockman.html)

whatcharterboat

03-28-2009, 04:24 AM

SAR Squid79 wrote

And - FOR YEARS & YEARS - I've been lusting after a real genuine Aussie Slouch Hat, but I haven't decided to pony up the $150 for it yet. If I ever get one, that will become my standard "Expedition Hat".

http://www.neonrainbowpress.com/RP/images/Troy.jpg

Sar Squid79, This may seem trivial but when you're looking for a GENUINE slouch hat, it's all in the puggeree (cloth band). See how the one Christopher George is wearing has a V at the front and the one in your link doesn't. Well the Rat Patrol props department got it right. Also the puggeree should have 8 pleats on it. One for every State in Oz. Most cheapies only have 4 pleats. Splitting hairs , I know but a genuine, military badged slouch with chin strap and 8 pleat puggeree is around $190Aud ($125US) here new and the cheaper 4 pleat slouches are around the $110 or $120 Aud ($75USD) mark . So they aren't cheap. Two companies make 'em Akubra and Statesman (used to be Drizabone). You can usually pick them up at the Army disposal shops here if you know someone coming over.

Wish I'd kept mine.

whatcharterboat

03-28-2009, 04:36 AM

http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/uniforms/aust-slouch-hat.jpg

What they should be like. Definitely a lot of history there.
http://www.lancers.org.au/images/lighthorse/holsworthy_1910.jpg

pskhaat

03-28-2009, 04:40 AM

http://www.buyspiders.com/image/9965

timmy!!!!!!!

03-29-2009, 10:45 PM

I usually rock out the kavu visor, mtn. hardwear hat or the MK hat but this is awfully tempting http://www.kavu.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=92&idproduct=161.

762X39

03-30-2009, 12:18 AM

I am on my 3rd Tilly, can't say enough good things about them.

haven

03-30-2009, 04:06 AM

Cast another vote for the Tilley. Mine is about 15 years old, and still going strong. I've worn my Tilley at Point Barrow, Ushuaia, and lots of places in between. It's truly an all-season, all purpose hat. I do wear something warmer when the temps get below freezing.

My hat is one of the large brim, all-cotton models. The Tilley Hat was originally designed for sailing, so they stand up to hours of soaking rain. I have not felt the need to try the newer cotton blend designs or the ones with the extra ventilation.

The strap that holds the hat on your head from the back of your skull as well as under the chin is an under-appreciated feature. The strap really does work, even in Patagonian gales.

Chip Haven

DiploStrat

03-30-2009, 10:26 AM

-- It is really sandy, and,
-- There are lots of flies!

http://www.pbase.com/diplostrat/image/103122396.jpg

(Jordanian Army Issue from the '50's)

UK4X4

03-30-2009, 02:44 PM

Another vote for tilly, love the straps, you can ausie it and tie up both sides
use as a chip strap, or hang on your back when not required.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/POshaughnessy/DSC_2602.jpg

DaveM

03-31-2009, 06:05 PM

Don't be silly, get a Tilley!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2710270427_8ed5ac8215.jpg

ExpoMike

03-31-2009, 07:25 PM

My favorite hat is my gardner hat from Ace hardware :D

http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/40392/2540015220034696539S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2540015220034696539JrFdbj)

Yeh, but everytime I see you in one of those, I keep thinking you should have a rake in your hand and working in my yard... :snorkel:

Colorado David

04-01-2009, 04:38 PM

Don't be silly, get a Tilley!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2710270427_8ed5ac8215.jpg
I want to see more pictures of the lapstrake boat. Did you build it yourself?

DaveM

04-01-2009, 05:28 PM

I want to see more pictures of the lapstrake boat. Did you build it yourself?

thats Olallie, I finished her last year and am dying to get back on the water this season! Flickr albums are linked below. do you have the wooden boat "illness" as well? :D

launch album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37327498@N00/sets/72157606422267083/

build album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37327498@N00/sets/72157604711551195/

Colorado David

04-01-2009, 05:50 PM

. . . do you have the wooden boat "illness" as well? :D
Yes. I lust for a cedar strip canoe, but all small wooden boats make my heart race. This guy is a friend of mine. http://quietcanoes.com/about_us.html

sinuhexavier

04-01-2009, 06:00 PM

pith helmet

ChadHahn

04-01-2009, 06:38 PM

Hi, this is my first post. I have been lurking for a few days and my love of my Tilley prompts me to post!

I have had my Tilley T3 for around 10 years. It is made of thick canvas and I don't think it will ever wear out. When it gets too dirty I throw it in the washing machine and it looks as good as new. No need to baby it.

I agree that the strap is genius and very helpful. On a trip to Seattle the straps were the only thing that kept my wife and I from loosing our hats on a ferry ride.

I live in southern AZ and the T3 was too hot in the summer so I bought an Airflo. I found that the Airflo was hotter than the T3 since the Airflo is made out of synthetic material. With the T3 I can wet the hat and keep cool.

The might have an expensive list price but a quick search of the internet show that they can be had for less than $50. Still expensive but definitely worth it. :sombrero: Also look around, I found my wife's T3 at a thrift store for a buck. :wings:

Chad

Sergeant_V

04-01-2009, 06:41 PM

Welcome to ExPo Chad! :sombrero:

ChadHahn

04-02-2009, 12:05 AM

Thanks,

Chad

TOTJ

04-02-2009, 10:58 PM

Some of you guys look real snappy in your hats out on the trail.:sombrero:
I have to say I look like a slob when out on the trail.

paulj

04-02-2009, 11:09 PM

I usually rock out the kavu visor, mtn. hardwear hat or the MK hat but this is awfully tempting http://www.kavu.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=92&idproduct=161.

I have a Kavu Chillba (conical 'coolie hat'). Frankly it's not very practical. It does provide a lot of sun shade, and is cool, but it is also quite floppy, and hits backpack or seat back. And it does not store compactly.

Their fisherman's chillba
http://www.kavu.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=92&idproduct=170
is more practical. The brim is not as wide, and it folds up enough to stash in a pocket. I keep it in car as a reserve hat.

Backwoods Rambler

04-10-2009, 06:39 PM

WOW, this thread really took off while I wasn't looking. I was sure about the columbia, now I'm eyeballing the Kavu in either the Strap Bucket or Chillba. I think the Bucket is more my style.

If I wasn't so indecisive I would have already owned one to take on my recent trip to Mexico where I of course burned my head :(

paulj

04-10-2009, 06:46 PM

I bought a wide brim Sunday Afternoons hat, and my wife promptly appropriated it. It probably looks better on her.

I've owned a variety of the legionnaire style hats with neck drape. My current favorite is ORs. This style does not interfere with a backpack. The neck drape also adds protection against mosquitoes.

EdoHart

04-12-2009, 09:32 PM

It looks like the Tilley hats are a favorite by a long shot. I must consider buying one. I carry as many as 6 hats. My most recent favorite is a Cabelas, crushable felt hat, with fold down ear flap. It's brim isn't as wide as I would like, but when the weather turns cold while I'm away from my base camp, the ear flap is nice to have.

Corey

05-02-2009, 09:40 PM

I mentioned in the Duluth Trading thread by me I had bought a hat from Duluth called The Crusher Hat (http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clothes-footwear/mens/hats-and-caps-for-men/95873.aspx?feature=product_1).

http://www.duluthtrading.com/services/image.aspx?path=/media/images/products/95873/95873.jpg&width=500&height=500

It is a very nice hat, but the 3" brim is a little to big for my liking.
I am use to hats with a smaller one.

The other day a new Cabelas clothing catalog showed up, (spent a lot this morning, including a new camping chair :D ) and I saw a cool similar hat, but with a 2" brim.
Outback Trading Willis Breezer Hat (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0000478901774a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=breezer+hat&sort=all&Go.y=0&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=0&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1)

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/90/17/74/i901774sq02.jpg

It too is a crushable design which means you can fold it, smash it, whatever you want to do to it.

I will use both hats, but I think the latter one with a 2" brim will be more to my liking.

MoGas

05-05-2009, 02:57 AM

Bill Connor in the Winter...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Mogas/diskunload271.jpg

Boonie in the Summer...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Mogas/3f6aed42.jpg

Corey

05-09-2009, 12:47 AM

The Outback Breezer hat (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp;jsessionid=DNXDFDWW4S0MPLAQBBKCCONMCAEFKI WE?id=0000478901774a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=breezer+hat&sort=all&Go.y=0&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=0&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_requestid=81315) came today from Cabelas.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/90/17/74/i901774sq02.jpg

I like this hat way better than the Crusher from Duluth.
The brim on the one I got today is 2" compared to 3" fro the Duluth one.
It is $10 more though, but I feel it is a much nicer hat.
Plus it is oiled, so it should shed water too.

Two days in a row the UPS man has dropped off shipments from Cabelas for me ;)
I should total up sometime how much I have spent there since last year when I was ramping up with new camping gear.
I am almost afraid to :D

6Pins

05-09-2009, 03:57 AM

Found this one the other day on J Peterman Co. but they only have small, and I've got a big head. :(

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9991/1796z.jpg

rattle&thump

05-10-2009, 01:07 AM

BC Hat for me as well. Little warm in the summer, but still my favorite hat overall.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v117/76/23/682666232/n682666232_449582_2422.jpg

BigAl

05-11-2009, 01:36 AM

I wore this hat last weekend on a poker run. It was 50F and drizzled rain all day. My head was warm and dry. If the greenies ever start using IEDs, I want to be prepared:victory:
http://users.lazerlink.com/~ams/images/0_0503091530.jpg

M.Bas

05-16-2009, 12:00 PM

Got myself a Hatland hat today. Completely Gore-Tex and was half the original price.

Should keep my head dry when it starts to rain. And looks good to (olive green with gold-look-a-like stitches) :)

vhram

05-16-2009, 02:19 PM

I have 2 tilley's great hats.

gjackson

05-16-2009, 03:27 PM

Bad Voodoo

05-16-2009, 11:01 PM

Wow - many posts re: hats and no love for Outdoor Research? :Wow1:

Here's mine (http://www.altrec.com/outdoor-research/helios-sun-hat).

http://mirror.altrec.com/images/shop/detail/swatches/OR0/12.19108_d.jpg

Awesome. Light. Breathable. Fast Drying. SPF 50. :sombrero:

4Rescue

05-18-2009, 06:57 PM

I rock an army-surplus special "jungle Hat" and frankly it's the best hat of it's kind. Cheap, durable, fast drying, and did I mention DURABLE... Plus it's just stiff enough to hold it's shape even when wet.

Voodoo, those OR hats just fall aprt after a few hard use's (had 2 and I'll never buy a 3rd), might want to look into something a bit more substantialy built

If I'm out on the property workign though it's an Akubra or nothing... I rock the Bronco, second from teh Top:
http://www.akubra.com.au/products_western.html

http://www.freshpromotions.com.au/products/akubra-bronco-hat1.jpg

I'm a bit of a Hat-fiend and frankly NOTHING compares to an Akubra or my Military spec hat for bush hats... sorry, but alot of these hats look like they wouldn't last a week out on some of my adventures.

It's this exact model and it's the best, hands down... Just wide enough to keep the sun out and not so wide that you can't see where you're going. Plus all of the above mentioned attributes.
http://www.scarmy.com/store/images/P/5803_big.jpg
5.99 at my local Ary-Surplus wasn't too abd compared to what I have paid in the past for one of thse OR hats for instance (25.00 and poor quality made Jack an angry boy)

Cheers

Dave

paulj

05-18-2009, 07:24 PM

4Rescue

05-18-2009, 11:28 PM

I am surprised about your quality problems with OR hats. My oldest Seattle Sombrerro shows signs of Goretex delamination (typical early generation tex problem), but the OR sewing has held up fine. A newer (10 years?) SS looks fine. A lighter weight Sonora Sombrerro, probably made from breathable nylon, is also in good shape, despite having been lost at the curb of a bus stop for several weeks. I think I've also mentioned an OR drape hat.

While I use hats regularly, I wouldn't say I'm a hard user. I'm not sure 'hard use' means, assuming it is being used as a hat, as opposed to a water bucket, fly swatter, or oil rag. The main sign of wear on my hats is the sweat stain on the front brim and band.
Yeah I was too, but after 2 of the same hat's going belly-up I decided not to use their hats anymore. I use their over mits almost exclusively in the winter and am MASSIVLY imperssed with them and alot of other gear of theirs I own... the Hats, not so much. Part of it could be from UV breakdown (my hats spend ALOT of time in the sun) or just literaly being ridden hard and put up wet (as in stuffing them in myu dry-bag's/Gamma cans after a days run's) but they flat out failed the test IMO. hate to say it cause I'm a HUGE fan of OR products.

Cheers

Dave

Sleeping Dog

05-24-2009, 02:33 AM

A Tilley and several Stetsons made for LL Bean (seconds), imagine the hat band full of flys. And a Borsalino when the expedition is up town.

Jim

Bad Voodoo

06-02-2009, 01:13 AM

Voodoo, those OR hats just fall aprt after a few hard use's (had 2 and I'll never buy a 3rd), might want to look into something a bit more substantialy built.

We do alright with OR, Dave. Dust, Dirt, in and out of the pool, washing machine... so far they've handled it all.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7029/img0821resized.jpg

:victory:

haven

06-02-2009, 03:08 PM

I have an OR rain hat made of coated nylon. It must be
15 years old, and still going strong. It worked well on
Alaska birdwatching trips and kayaking in Washington.

The hat is still in fine condition, but it doesn't see much use
in the Great Basin. My cotton Tilley is all I need here.

rctr03

06-03-2009, 01:14 PM

still like my issue boonie hat.

jimmy

JulianK

06-03-2009, 06:40 PM

I own 3 Tilleys, two of which have been half way around the world with me and I love them! Of my non-winter ones, I have the "airflow" and the Tilley Hemp and I think I prefer the hemp. Its a natural fibre thats stronger than cotton and is now really getting some character to it. The 'airflow' is made of a breathable mad-made material (I think they call it Nylantium..or something like that). Don't get me wrong, the airflow saved my brains in the 48 degree C Egyptian desert.....but I just prefer the Hemp material.
http://www.tilley.com/

For cooler climes I also have an Adventurebilt Indy fedora....but that's for another thread.
http://www.adventurebilthats.com/

MoGas

06-03-2009, 07:34 PM

Corey

06-03-2009, 07:44 PM

I am really liking this Willis Breezer hat from Outback Trading I picked up earlier from Cabelas.
Wearing it now here at work, as we have some 88 degree weather, and it keeps my head cool and protected.

People say I look like I am on Safari, well that and the Deluth Coolmax shirt too.

rctr03

06-03-2009, 08:36 PM

just picked up a tilley airflow, great hat!

jimmy

Bad Voodoo

06-03-2009, 11:50 PM

I have an old Gore-Tex Seattle Sombrero that I use in the Winter for outdoor activities like skiing and such.

MoGas! Another Pittsburgh expat?!?

http://emoticons.zasx.com/emoticonimages/Pittsburgh_Penguins.png=http://emoticons.zasx.com/emoticonimages/Stanley_Cup.pnghttp://emoticons.zasx.com/emoticonimages/Stanley_Cup.png + ? in 2009?

But I digress!

sgt rock

06-04-2009, 07:20 AM

i have the same 2 OR hats that have held up since 2003. one green and one black...no fraying or rips and pretty much use them daily....

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/azbootcamp/sbblue.jpg

RgrBox

06-04-2009, 08:46 AM

I wear a lot of hats..
This is my mostly outdoor hat.
Tilly
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/box3216/IMG_2092.jpg

R_Lefebvre

06-04-2009, 05:10 PM

I have to admit to having an Indiana Jones hat. Kinda silly, but I like it, and it's good quality. I believe it's made of oiled cotton rather than felt.

http://www.indianajoneshats.net/catalog/images/IJ6.jpg

Backwoods Rambler

06-04-2009, 08:40 PM

I'm currently torn between these two Outdoor Research hats. Both have lifetime warranties, float, appear to have a high quality and are very much in my budget.

Outdoor research Helios: Synthetic
http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/helios_sun_hat.html

Outdoor research Transit Sun Hat: Cotton
http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/transit_sun_hat.html

It seems like the synthetic would be more durable, but the cotton one looks like it would breath better, note the side vents.

Backwoods Rambler

06-04-2009, 08:56 PM

I rock an army-surplus special "jungle Hat" and frankly it's the best hat of it's kind. Cheap, durable, fast drying, and did I mention DURABLE..........I'm a bit of a Hat-fiend and frankly NOTHING compares to an Akubra or my Military spec hat for bush hats... sorry, but alot of these hats look like they wouldn't last a week out on some of my adventures.

It's this exact model and it's the best, hands down... Just wide enough to keep the sun out and not so wide that you can't see where you're going. Plus all of the above mentioned attributes.
http://www.scarmy.com/store/images/P/5803_big.jpg
5.99 at my local Ary-Surplus wasn't too abd compared to what I have paid in the past for one of thse OR hats for instance $25.00.
Cheers

Dave

For far less than half the price of the OR hats, these are probably worth trying. I would prefer something besides black, so I'll try the khaki even though I think it will get terribly dirty.

For those interested, here's the link to purchase them:

http://www.scarmy.com/store/home.php?cat=182

EDIT: Minimum order of $20 required at this site - Deal breaker for me since it negates the savings.

Backwoods Rambler

06-07-2009, 04:09 AM

Well, after getting burned in Mexico, Moab and again this weekend working on a sprinkler system at home, I decided enough is enough!

So I finally pulled the trigger on the Transit Sun Hat in Fossil. :victory: Looking forward to putting it to good use.

Hopefully the grey-ish color will help keep it looking cleaner.

http://mirror.altrec.com/images/shop/detail/swatches/OR0/1729.35200_d.jpg

shahram

06-08-2009, 11:41 PM

When it's hot, sunny, buggy, etc., there's no substitute for a kaffiyeh. It's a hat, a scarf, air conditioning, a bug net, instant shade, a tourniquet, a filter, a rag, the list goes on. Cheap, easy to store, easy to wash, durable, and essentially disposable. When it's 105º+ in the desert, my wet kaffiyeh on my head makes it seem 20º cooler. Instant comfort.

Only downsides is that it's kind of a trendy piece of gear, and depending on where you stop in for supplies, it can attract some funny looks from the...ahem...locals.

MuddyOval

06-14-2009, 02:21 AM

I'll throw in my vote for a Tilley. I haven't tried the vented version yet, but I plan to. If out in the rain for a length of time, I switch over to a north face waterproof since the Tilley will soak through eventually.
The Tilley guarantee/insurance is worth it:

Insurance

Yes, each Tilley Hat comes with a two-year, all perils, 50% deductible insurance policy. If your Hat has been irretrievably lost, stolen or destroyed within 2 years of date of purchase, we will replace it at 50% of current catalogue price, plus shipping and taxes. Refer to insurance policy for details.

Our Guarantee

If your (unbleached) Tilley Hat ever wears out, mail it to us with a $7.50 cheque (within North America), £4 cheque (within U.K.), $15.00 cheque (other countries) – or the type, the number and expiry date of your credit card – to cover the shipping costs and we’ll replace it free. If you’d like to keep your worn-out Hat, I’m sure that can be arranged.

TEJASYOTA

06-14-2009, 03:55 PM

When I was hiking I took a Booney floppy, it was a no-name type from the army supply store in town. Then I eventually bought a Columbia vented Booney Floopy.
http://www.skyviewcamping.com/i//Columbia_Bora_Bora-_Booney_Hat.jpg

Works fine for me.
:sombrero:

Wander

06-23-2009, 07:55 PM

Finallly a thread I can contribute too!

New to overland-what to do a big build and trip badly but sadly the funds are there (yet!)

I'm terrible at gift ideas so over the years I've mentioned these two CC Filson hats. They are both oil cloth so too hot for summer but I'm pretty sure I'll have them for a long time if I don't loose one.

My fly fishing choice is the Filson Bush hat and I've recently added the packer for it's smaller brim as a travel hat.

They are both pretty stiff brimed so you can shape them pretty easily-I can't tell you how many ticks the bush hat kept off me while fishing in the NC mtns.

t0mills

06-23-2009, 08:05 PM

I have the OR Sombriolet in Khaki, and I love it!

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/sombriolet_sun_hat.html

http://cache.outdoorresearch.com/outdoorresearch/images/large/80641_800_l.jpg

I recommend it to anyone looking for a hat of this style!

ExpeditionOz

06-27-2009, 03:22 PM

ooohhh...hats are my other favourite topic :sombrero:

Being an Aussie, i reckon you just can't go past an original Akubra hat (http://www.akubra.com.au) (US site (http://www.akubra-usa.com/)) for all of your outdoor adventures.

I've reused these pictures from one of my websites which is why the date is on them...anyway...

When i'm spending time in deserts or jungles where either the sun is beating down or the water is coming down in buckets, i usually thow on my Akubra "Coober Pedy" which has a nice wide brim on it.
http://www.splatt.com.au/photos/hats/2003_lake_eyre.jpg

If i'm up in the mountains, the iconic Akubra "Snowy River" gets to come out.
http://www.splatt.com.au/photos/hats/2007_skene.jpg

For other occasions when driving or just travelling in general, my Akubra "International" makes a showing. According to their website and backed up by my own personal experience..."This hat has a unique memory which allows it to be manipulated back to shape if mistreated".
http://www.splatt.com.au/photos/hats/2008_oshan.jpg

I used to occasionally wear baseball caps (and have a pretty good collection of them), but someone once told me, "if you are not an american and don't play baseball you shouldn't be wearing a basball cap"...makes sense...plus, i first started wearing Akubra's in the 1980s and it's become a bit of an addiction over the years.

The only excpetion to my Akubra rule is when i am out on foot doing the mountain trail thing and don't want to risk loosing my hat in a breeze...that's when i grab my hat that is manufactured by another Australian company called Frillneck (http://www.frillneck.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=24)
http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/frillneck_smal.jpg

I'll stop now :)

4Rescue

07-09-2009, 06:33 AM

Yep, if you like hats of this nature, you owe it to your self to look into Akubras. They're hard to swallow buying from here in the states, I got mine in Australia at a local feed store for oh $75 US... I still love my Ak, but I find it hard to find times to wear it now that I live in this awful thing called a city and spend zero time on a horse mustering cattle anymore... I need to move back to Australia, I really miss it.

Here's me in mine with one of my favorite trucks EVER!!!!!!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/4x4Rescue/Australia/AndrewALanDave.jpg

Cheers

Dave

winkosmosis

07-22-2009, 12:42 AM

REI Outrigger
http://www.rei.com/product/781570

http://media.rei.com/media/nn/b1cde6f2-d392-4050-b7c2-dac31fe5ec55.jpg

Robinsvoyage

07-22-2009, 01:16 AM

I like a Tilley Hat myself... made in Canada.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u304/Robinsvoyage/menavigatingupthePiscataquatoDoverP.jpg

pete.wilson

07-23-2009, 02:17 AM

Hey

If it's summer, I'll take a traditional straw cowboy hat and if it's fall or winter, then it's a beaver blend cowboy hat in black. All other times might be a baseball cap.

Pete Wilson

Colorado David

07-23-2009, 02:20 AM

Hey

If it's summer, I'll take a traditional straw cowboy hat and if it's fall or winter, then it's a beaver blend cowboy hat in black. All other times might be a baseball cap.

Pete Wilson

I guess all other times would be spring. :sombrero:

KSJeep

07-23-2009, 09:00 PM

http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/40120/2110896460054084051S600x600Q85.jpg

Equator Expedition Series, not as stylish as the Tilly but just as tough and with a lifetime warrenty. Got lucky, Gander Mountain was getting rid of them at $5.00 each a few years back.

segiterrus

07-25-2009, 09:15 AM

These great hats bring me the fondest memories as I was growing up, on every family outing/vacation my dad would wear this. Very stylish and outdoor fitting.

Stan the Man

11-24-2009, 09:54 AM

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee105/uc4x4/Pismo%20July%202009%20Stan/IMG_7481.jpg

First time I've spent a week on the beach and didn't get burnt. Expo hat did its job! :ylsmoke:

timh

11-24-2009, 02:41 PM

Bill Connor in the Winter...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Mogas/diskunload271.jpg

Is that Hank Williams Jr.:Wow1:

LaOutbackTrail

11-27-2009, 04:29 PM

I wear a Columbia wide brimmed hat with ventilation on hot sunny outtings.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_odcOxFRV5QY/SN7vHSqbQdI/AAAAAAAAAHI/_jnpAWoIN9k/s320/P9270313.JPG (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_odcOxFRV5QY/SN7vHSqbQdI/AAAAAAAAAHI/_jnpAWoIN9k/s1600-h/P9270313.JPG)

And for everyday use, a Magellan Sportswear version of this hat...
http://media.rei.com/media/ee/c36ae444-0c70-48bb-92f4-5d5d484da828.jpg
Lightweight, comfortable and breathable.

I had a nice felt fedora style hat, but somehow lost it...

My wife, chooses this one...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_odcOxFRV5QY/SN7vGxWg55I/AAAAAAAAAGw/F-Uue_uzzpQ/s320/P9270267.JPG

ddog45

04-13-2010, 12:41 AM

I just got my first tilley T3 hat from Jax in loveland Colorado. I hope I like it it was a little pricey but with all the rave reviews I figured why not jump on the band wagon. I go to Moab in a week I will report back with a real time review.

Street Wolf

04-13-2010, 01:45 AM

Boonie FTW. :sombrero:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o223/Street_Wolf1049/Misc%20Pictures/025-3.jpg

matt s

04-13-2010, 04:47 AM

one of these crushable type felt hats from cabelas

http://media.rei.com/media/xx/6a940182-5533-437f-9ae4-27b7c9cf50b7.jpg

And of course the Filson

http://FIL.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pFILSON1-2230540dt.jpg

motochain

04-13-2010, 07:15 PM

I wear one like this. Rain or shine, it works well.

http://www.mountainhardwear.com/images/productImages/OM3533-621x.jpg

Corey

04-13-2010, 08:26 PM

I posted this earlier, and I am still diggin' it.
They are oild, so they repel water too.
Outback Trading Willis Breezer Hat
http://www.cabelas.com/p-0077171904857a.shtml

It has been raining here today at work most of the day, and this hat is great in the rain.

http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_904857_012_01?$main-Large$

I may pick up a second one in the Field Tan color.

http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_904857_540_01?$main-Large$

Offtrack

04-24-2010, 10:02 PM

Tilley T3

Use it daily, I often get folks asking where they can get one.
Fits good and works good. I actually have 2. Great hat.
:sombrero:

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/offtrackscott/Off%20Road%20Mini%20Truck/MeandMymini.jpg

The truck is my off road mini truck. Suzuki Carry, right hand drive. Mini Expo unit. (Small truck makes me look tall).

mellowdave

04-24-2010, 10:46 PM

Woolie "skull cap" when its cold or at night

Boonie (OD Green) when its not.

Nothing else is worth the effort.

I have never owned a hat that cost more than 20.00 that wasn't made by Stetson.

mmtoy

04-26-2010, 11:02 PM

Still my favorite.

http://www.sundayafternoons.com/store/adventure-hats.html

http://www.sundayafternoons.com/store/images/D/creamCoffee.jpg

Broad rim--shades entire face
Dark inner--reduces reflected light in eyes
Bright outer--reflects light from head
Sufficient cover of the neck--I never have a sunburned neck with this hat
Ventilated--It's never been too hot to wear this hat, even while hiking in Tucson summers
Adjustable--can fit me or my son if we forget his hat (same hat, smaller size)
Chin strap--can hang off neck when in the shade
Sweat band--eliminates sweat in eyes
Flexible and light-weight--can be stuffed into a pocket if necessary
etc., etc., etc.

Best of all? $36 retail and often closer to $20 at my local outdoor shop. I have several.

ruditron

07-05-2010, 08:14 AM

here are a couple of mine

Henschel walker
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9621_160332235930_505790930_4056526_6838734_n.jpg

tri color desert boonie
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs249.snc1/9621_160331960930_505790930_4056481_6306003_n.jpg

Stan the Man

07-05-2010, 08:52 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/4592703439_d6eb963d89_b.jpg

MoGas

07-05-2010, 01:57 PM

Is that Hank Williams Jr.:Wow1:

No, but I do have a Bocephus sticker on my 442.

Toyotero

07-05-2010, 05:20 PM

I have a Columbia like this one:

http://www.mosquitocreek.com/images/CU9033_365_300.jpg

http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Columbia-Duck-Key-Hat/COL0686M.html

I think it's called a "Columbia Duck Key Hat"

It's great. I can roll it up and shove it in a pack or pocket, get it sweaty (and it has a good sweat band inside to keep it out of my face/eyes), get it soaking wet, wash it in a sink, wring it out. I've gotten it dirty will all sorts of stuff and it's never stained. Also, they are inexpensive (~$20) so if I were to lose it it wouldn't be a big deal.

I typically wear it with the chin strap over the top to hold the sides up, kind of like a double aussie style because I don't like to have it over my ears.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LeEL6rzBHu4/TCjSKbTV8yI/AAAAAAAAAN4/55CP6pTNcg4/termitesjpg.jpg

I use it a lot, and I've had it almost 7 years and I'm amazed at how we'll it's held up; it's still in great shape almost like new.

If someone were shopping for a wide brimmed hat to use outdoors, I'd recommend one of these or the Columbia Bora Bora with the net sides... or an OR hat (http://www.rei.com/product/745932).

Chazz Layne

07-05-2010, 06:41 PM

Another vote for Outback Trading, dark brown Kodiak when it's cool and a field tan Kodiak Breezer when it's hot.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/3694714131_6d805b7aa4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chazzlayne/3694714131/)

http://www.walkabout.com/images/i/obt1472-st-field-tan.jpg

Corey

07-05-2010, 07:48 PM

I saw the Outback Kodiacs in Cabelas catalog as well as the model I have.
I wear my Outback quite a bit, it is very comfortable.

ruditron

07-06-2010, 03:14 AM

Chazz that is an amazingly clean Schmidt-Rubin!!!

Chazz Layne

07-07-2010, 10:23 PM

Chazz that is an amazingly clean Schmidt-Rubin!!!

It is my very favorite rifle. :)

Explorer 1

07-08-2010, 09:18 PM

My hat had accompanied me on many an adventure and is like a well worn friend, I have purchased a new one but haven't the heart to toss the old one. Some day around a fire we will have a burning ceremony and move on.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q41/fredsjeep/yukon%202008/Waynes134.jpg

Thanks,
Fred
Explorer 1

brn24whl

07-08-2010, 11:41 PM

I have been using a Simms No Fly Zone Solar Sombrero as a all around in the truck hat seems good so far. I also have an Akubra that I wear for "special" events since it was passed on to me from my father in law.

Eric

john101477

07-09-2010, 04:43 AM

Explorer 1 I know that feeling. I have several hats I can not bring myself to toss out. 2 straw cowboy hats and 1 felt. I have been debating 2 other hats and now added another to think about through this thread. Will probably still lean toward the camo stetson.

RMP&O

07-10-2010, 04:57 PM

Yes, the Safari hat....

http://www.bentgear.com/images/KAR0002.jpg

I'll be honest, I know that these aren't necessary all the time, but when I'm on hikes and generally out an about exploring on a camping or wheeling trip, these come in really handy for keeping the sun off your neck and face.

I haven't owned one in a few years and am looking for a narrow rimmed version. What brand style do you use and where can I find it online?

When I go on my make believe expeditions here at my computer I wear this one....

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/thumbsup.php?image=http://images.villagehatshop.com/media/propeller-beanie_lrg.jpg&width=375

Sometimes though it just gets to be to much....like 15 pages of what is the best expedition hat! In those cases it is time to put on the....yes this really is a hat.

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/thumbsup.php?image=http://images.villagehatshop.com/media/cheesehead_lrg.jpg&width=375

There is always a place and a time for this one though....

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/thumbsup.php?image=http://images.villagehatshop.com/media/condom-cap_lrg.jpg&width=375

On a more serious note...this is my hat of choice for expeditions....it helps me blend in with the locals! :rolleyes:

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/thumbsup.php?image=http://images.villagehatshop.com/media/mexican-sombrero.jpg&width=375

jingram

07-13-2010, 11:25 PM

Akubra Coober Pedy for me... love this hat. Surprisingly cool in summer to boot!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=43994&stc=1&d=1279063464

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=43995&stc=1&d=1279063464

CSG

07-17-2010, 05:28 PM

After a recent 9 days in the American Southwest where my kids absconded with my straw cowboy hats, the Tilley LT3 a raved about in January of last year in this same thread is still my favorite outdoor activity hat. I see they've dropped this one and replaced it with a version that has mesh on top. I think I prefer mine.

I also wear one of those wool crushable hats from Cabelas in the cooler weather of spring and fall. During the winter, it's a polarfleece knit cap that keeps my ears warm.

Ball caps are for town and driving and that's my normal daily wear. Once I'm out in the sun for more than a bit, the Tilley comes out.

colter

07-19-2010, 06:57 PM

I've been rockin a Catalena hatters Darkbelly Diamond for several months now and really like it. Its nice enough to wear out as a dress hat, and tough enough to beat around in. in 100x beaver felt its expensive, but I figure I'll get good use out of it.

adriatikfan

07-19-2010, 08:47 PM

Willman

07-19-2010, 08:48 PM

For warm weather I go with a Columbia Bora Bora Boonie Hat. I've been wearing one for years and it is by far my favorite hat. Very comfortable and can be stuffed into a pocket or backpack very easily.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eccStoreFront/stp/product_images/56521/f_56521_1.jpg

I just picked one of these up!

Sweet hat that provides lots of shade on those hot days!

:sombrero:

BigAl

07-20-2010, 01:55 AM

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eccStoreFront/stp/product_images/56521/f_56521_1.jpg

I've had this hat for years, it is nice and light, sweat dries fast. I started wearing it paddling this summer. When it's really hot I dunk it in the river, wring it our and wear it. At the end of the day I throw it on the dash board and the next day it is clean and dry

LeoLR

07-26-2010, 04:14 AM

The Real Deal hats are great. Only $30

will

07-27-2010, 11:49 PM

MuckSavage

09-27-2010, 06:52 PM

I have a similar Columbia hat, but mine has a little less mesh. It does have a little zipper pocket in the back.

KANZ

10-05-2010, 04:49 AM

Here are some examples for the colder days, as worn by the cossacks.

bobDog

10-05-2010, 05:25 AM

bobDog

10-05-2010, 05:29 AM

Wow, this place is starting to look like The Fedora Lounge:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com

But, as to "safari hats" referenced in the first post:

AKUBRA!My vote to!!!!!! Not cheap but last forever and multi-seasonal.:victory:

Spectyr

10-08-2010, 12:08 AM

Have to put in a word for the Aussie Barmah oiled leather hats. I have had mine for a few years now and love it.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/melynthe/Nitnat%20Camping/IMG_0370.jpg

Keeps the rain and sun off nicely.

Heady Expedition

10-28-2010, 07:47 PM

While on campaign I wear my Pith helmet.

In the spring/summer I wear my Kavu Visor.

Winter and Fall I wear my Ducks Unlimited Waxed Canvas Field hat.

The Pith helmet is a joke ofcourse, but I can wish.

Stumpalump

10-31-2010, 09:55 PM

Since it's winter were some of you are I always loved the ball cap Filson and Carhart hats that have the insulation and fold down ear flaps. The flaps fold up into the hat so when they are up they just look like a ball cap. The Filson is indestuctable, wool lined and water resistant oil cloth and the Carhart is Carhart so you can toss it in the washer. Both are great hats and I can't wait untill we get some cool weather so I can wear them again.

Ala5ka

12-12-2010, 02:01 AM

In the motherland this is that hat we wear...minus the girl (we have NO women)

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo331/chaseckert/Girls_and_Guns_Russian_Hat.jpg

Riptide

12-12-2010, 05:13 PM

[CENTER]In the motherland this is that hat we wear

Mama mia! Those would definitely keep my ears warm!

Chazz Layne

12-12-2010, 08:29 PM

She has excellent trigger discipline.

Nigel Caffiene

12-14-2010, 04:16 PM

My expedition hat of choice is the Akubra Slouch Hat. I absolutely love this hat and it is very durable. Chin strap comes in handy when driving around with the Jeep topless and doorless. Course, I always get odd looks from people though. You would think being in Texas and accustomed to the odd styles we wear our Stetson they wouldn't mind so much.

Colder weather, I have a cashmere watch cap from Orvis.

Trout

01-30-2011, 06:18 AM

http://images29.fotki.com/v1017/photos/1/1194628/5308393/P1000059a-vi.jpg

Akubra Snowy River. 20+ years old. Silver Creek rainbow.

MatthewThompson

01-30-2011, 12:02 PM

While on campaign I wear my Pith helmet.

...

The Pith helmet is a joke ofcourse, but I can wish.

I wear a rigid mesh pith all summer, probably the best hat I've ever owned.

http://images.sabob.com/products/images/1/Mesh_Pith_Hat.jpeg

TEJASYOTA

02-04-2011, 08:18 PM

I have been thinking of getting this hat.
http://www.davidmorgan.com/images/1611fwn_lg6.jpg

Called the Snowy River Hat by Akubra.
I even like the color :)
$120

From David Morgan.

jimed43

02-04-2011, 08:37 PM

I have been thinking of getting this hat.
http://www.davidmorgan.com/images/1611fwn_lg6.jpg

Called the Snowy River Hat by Akubra.
I even like the color :)
$120

From David Morgan.

nice hat

Squatchout

02-14-2011, 04:34 PM

Outdoors for me often includes a lot of time in a boat or on the water. I like a wide brim Aussie style hat as well. A few years ago I found the hat I was looking for on a visit to CA. I got it at the "Indiana Jones" Store at Disney land! LOL. I've seen it for sale other places including recently in an LL Bean fishing catalog. I've got a similar hat in Oilskin for rainy days and a straw one for real hot weather.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w3/squatchout/solo%20canoe/Picture017Small2.jpg

1911

02-14-2011, 07:26 PM

Mil-surp boonie for me:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h218/FJ80/Northern%20Colorado%202009/Marendadselfportraitatsummit.jpg

herm

02-14-2011, 10:49 PM

i have a columbia titanium and a woolrich boonie hat. I like the woolrich better, but the columbia is lighter and breaths slightly better.
http://www.woolrich.com/woolrich/browse/productDetail.jsp?icProduct=44471&icCategory=&icSort=&icColor=KAK&icSale=true

yota1

02-15-2011, 12:29 AM

I rock any one of these depending on the weather, and season :sombrero:

http://www.so-select.com/img/products/fhat.jpg

http://headgearset.com/aimg/4149H3DZYPL.jpg

http://product.images.fansedge.com/51-06/51-06096-F.jpg

Trout

03-06-2011, 08:16 PM

I have been thinking of getting this hat.

Called the Snowy River Hat by Akubra.
I even like the color :)
$120

From David Morgan.

20 years later mine is still good to go. See post 170 on this thread.

bobDog

03-06-2011, 08:31 PM

20 years later mine is still good to go. See post 170 on this thread.I have 15 years on mine and it still looks great......absolutely my all time favorite hat. Well worth the bucks....get the real thing not those cheap copies!!!!!:victory:

NothingClever

03-07-2011, 06:34 PM

Bill Connor in the Winter...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Mogas/diskunload271.jpg

Or Monday Night Football....

cdiamond

03-21-2011, 05:34 AM

I ended up picking up an Atwood cowboy hat (a Hereford Bangora)...been working great!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=54751&stc=1&d=1300685669

LaOutbackTrail

03-21-2011, 05:51 AM

Corey

04-09-2011, 04:53 PM

Just bought another Outback Trading Willis Breezer Hat (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Outback-Trading-Willis-Breezer-Hat/723029.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3D searchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProduc ts%26Ntt%3Dwillis%2Bbreezer%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_ l%3DHeader%25253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=willis+breezer&WTz_l=Header%253BSearch-All+Products) in the field tan color.

My other one is the sage color, and is getting beat up and dirty from wearing it at work so much :D
Perfect hat here for the Pacific Northwest weather where we get a lot of rain most of the year.
I work outdoors most of the time during my job, and this hat keeps my head dry, and during the summer I wear it at work too to keep the UV off of my noggin since my haircut from spring to fall is a zero buzz and shaved.

I like the fact that is has the chin strap too as we had some heavy wind at work last week, and without the strap my hat fell off a few times.
Very secure once you use the chin strap.

And with the mesh on the hat it lets a summer breeze in which feels good, and during the winter it is not open enough to make your head feel cold.

http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_904857_540_01?rgn=0,0,1369,947&scl=2.6076190476190475&fmt=jpeg&id=0vyag6VfQ9Du1l8YSjea5w

The Swiss

04-10-2011, 02:49 PM

The less hair I have the more important my hat becomes :elkgrin: I entered a hat store in St. Augustine, FL last year and asked for a crush-able, indestructible, washable hat that would keep the sun out of my face and neck and would not mind the rain either. The compact sales lady at the store told me that there is just one word for me: Tilley! I liked the hat, but looking at the price tag, I left the store ... without a hat.

Next day, I returned to the store, handed over the $$$ and got a Tilley Airflo. After one year of wearing, crushing and washing, my Tilley performed flawlessly protecting me from the sun and - surprisingly well - also against rain. Probably one of the best investments in any outdoor gear I have ever made.

Corey

04-10-2011, 04:40 PM

Looks almost like my hat minus as much open mesh as mine has.

AZ WANDERING BEAR

07-30-2011, 01:19 AM

Can't go wrong with a Tilley. Great desert hat but sheds water too. Clean it up in the sink or a stream and it looks like new (or better).

Jnich77

07-30-2011, 01:34 AM

The Army was kind enough to issue me six ACU boonie caps, yet never let me wear them, so I use them for fishing and kayaking.

joneseyyy

07-31-2011, 03:05 AM